Madison City Council approves appropriation of opioid settlement and bond debt correction

The Madison City Council on April 21 adopted Ordinance 2026‑7C, approving additional appropriations that allocate opioid settlement funds and correcting a general obligation bond debt service payment to comply with state limits.

After a brief public hearing with no comments from the public, Mayor Bob G. Courtney called for a motion to adopt the ordinance. The motion was seconded, and the council passed the measure on a roll call vote. The clerk recorded affirmative votes from the members present.

Rob (counsel) noted the ordinance is a companion to a previously circulated appropriation ordinance and a memo dated April 7 that explained the background for both the opioid appropriations and the bond debt service correction. Mayor Courtney said the correction permits a payment made in December so the city complies with the state's statutory maximum in the debt service fund.

Roll‑call votes were recorded in the transcript as yes from Patrick Cavanaugh, Carla Krebs, Lucy Dottillo, Josh Schafer, Joel Storm, Jim Bartlett and Josh Wilbur. No members recorded a vote against the ordinance on the transcript.

The ordinance will permit the city to move settlement receipts into appropriate restricted and unrestricted accounts and to ensure debt‑service accounting aligns with state requirements. Council did not attach further conditions to the appropriation during the April 21 session.